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Grace M Christensen^1,2, Carrie D Tomasallo¹, Jonathan G Meiman³

¹Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health, Madison, Wisconsin.

WMJ : Official Publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin

|January 25, 2020

Abstract

Introduction:

This report describes the current state of asthma control and management among adults in Wisconsin.

Methods:

Data from the 2012-2016 Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Asthma Call-back Survey were analyzed. Asthma control, self-management, and work-related asthma were described using prevalence estimates.

Results:

Among adults with asthma, 40.1% (95% CI, 35.7-44.5) were well-controlled, 36.7% (95% CI, 32.5-40.9) were not well-controlled, and 23.2% (95% CI, 19.5-26.9) were very poorly controlled. One third (35.1%, 95% CI, 30.8-39.4) of adults were given a written asthma action plan by their health care providers.

Discussion/Conclusion:

Many adults did not have well-controlled asthma during the study period. Health care providers should consider providing additional self-management education to help patients manage their asthma symptoms.

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